Fundable Knowledge : The Marketing of Defense Technology

A.D. Van Nostrand

ISBN 10: 0805821228 / ISBN 13: 9780805821222

Published by Taylor & Francis Inc Mär 1997, 1997

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Neuware - This volume explores knowledge production in defence technology from the Cold War to the 1990s, highlighting technology development and technology transfer. It also includes cited documents pertaining to the transactions that engage customers and vendors in the process of knowledge production.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fundable Knowledge : The Marketing of Defense Technology
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Mär 1997
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805821228
• ISBN 13: 9780805821222
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 0D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth
• Weight: 604 grams

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Synopsis

Knowledge is the basic output of the defense technology establishment in the United States; it is what enables the development of weapon systems. From this premise, this volume explores the process of knowledge production in defense technology from the beginnings of the Cold War to the present time. Produced through the process of research and development (R&D), technical knowledge for defense is an economic commodity. It is "fundable" in the sense of having future value. Like other commodities in the futures market, it is purchased before it is produced. But unlike those other commodities, this knowledge is typically produced through the joint efforts of the customer and the vendor.

This study highlights two polar aspects of knowledge production: technology development and technology transfer. It centers on the present, shifting concept of defense conversion that is redefining defense technology policy. The book also includes cited documents pertaining to the transactions that engage customers and vendors in the process of knowledge production. The documents constitute a literature of needs and claims, and they reveal two chief properties: problem formulation and tactical positioning. Apart from the substantive yield of these particular documents, the strategy of evidence in this volume has broad implications for further study, suggesting a means of analyzing knowledge production in other large social systems.

About the Author

Van Nostrand, A.D.